Books like Parakeet by Marie-Helene Bertino

A devoted dog reflects on life, love, and racing while watching his owner, a race car driver, navigate family trials and professional ambition.

A frail Lucy Barton slowly recovers from a minor operation, and the arrival of her estranged mother turns a simple hospital visit into a heartfelt exploration of mother‑daughter bonds.

A real crime that shook a London museum: a young American musician steals hundreds of historic bird skins, sparking a 2009 investigation that leads author Kirk Wallace Johnson to pursue justice.

Anna Benz, an affluent American wife in Zurich, feels her life unraveling and seeks renewal through Jungian therapy, German lessons, and an illicit affair.

A bustling Chinese immigrant family’s fortune crashes, forcing them on a cross‑country road trip that tests their bonds and redefines what home means.

David Duchovny’s comedy‑drama explores a father‑son reunion amid baseball lore, with a dying father whose health swings with his beloved Red Sox and a son who orchestrates a mythic winning streak to honor his heritage.

It is 2048 BE; the Anonyma Network, represented by a young philosopher known affectionately as Annie, offers this fiftieth anniversary edition of Mary Daly's revolutionary work of Radical Elemental Feminism, Quintessence ... Realizing the Archaic Future. Mary Daly has, for the past thirty years, been at the forefront of radical feminist thinking. Here she exposes and examines the abuses women face at the end of the twentieth century - for example, the dangerous rhetoric of the Promise Keepers; the systematic rape of women in war zones like Bosnia; and the invasive manipulation of women's bodies and all of nature in genetic engineering, fertility experiments, and cloning. But she also offers a "Far-Out Vision and Hope for Wonderlusting Women" who are beginning to discover Quintessence: Spirit that fills the universe and gives it life and vitality.

"Birds are my passion," says Joanna Burger, "but parrots are my weakness." Fifteen years ago, when se adopted a neglected, orphaned thirty-six year old parrot named Tiko, she entered on of the most complex relationships of her life.Sullen and hostile when he entered Dr. Burger's home, Tiko gradually warmed as she carefully persuaded him of her good intentions. Eventually he courted her, building nests inside household furniture during mating season and trying to coax her into them. He nursed her vigilantly through a bout with Lyme disease, regularly preening each strand of hair on the pillow as she slept. For a while he even fought her husband for her attentions, but eventually theirs became a relationship of deep mutual trust.The Parrot Who Owns Me is also the story of the science of birds, and of parrots in particular (America's third most commonly owned pet, after cats and dogs). Woven into the narrative are insights and fascinating revelations from Joanna Burger's work -- not only about parrots, but about what it means to be human.By turns delightful, hilarious, touching, and enlightening, The Parrot Who Owns Me introduces us to an unforgettable bird and his human companion, whose friendships tells us much about ourselves.

A sharp‑witted young woman navigates heroin addiction, relationships, and the chaos of a broken home, refusing to be defined by stereotypes.

Are trees social beings? Forester and author Peter Wohlleben makes the case that, yes, the forest is a social network. He draws on groundbreaking scientific discoveries to describe how trees are like human families: tree parents live together with their children, communicate with them, support them as they grow, share nutrients with those who are sick or struggling, and even warn each other of impending dangers. Wohlleben also shares his deep love of woods and forests, explaining the amazing processes of life, death, and regeneration he has observed in his woodland.

In rural Feathertown, Tennessee, 29‑year‑old Dellarobia Turnbow confronts the contradictions of a life shaped by early marriage, baby‑bearing and unfulfilled ambitions.